The main findings from the South Asia Regional Edition of the brief, Global Burden of Disease: Generating Evidence, Guiding Policy include: 1) Substantial progress has been made in postponing death between 1970 and 2010 ; 2) Declines in mortality rates... See More +The main findings from the South Asia Regional Edition of the brief, Global Burden of Disease: Generating Evidence, Guiding Policy include: 1) Substantial progress has been made in postponing death between 1970 and 2010 ; 2) Declines in mortality rates largely varied by age, with greatest improvements for young children; 3) Premature death and disability caused by most communicable diseases and newborn conditions have greatly declined; 4) HIV/AIDS is rapidly rising in the region; 5) Road injuries have taken a growing toll on health in the region; 6) Non-communicable diseases are now the leading causes of premature death and disability in the Middle East and North Africa; 7) Potentially preventable behavioral risk factors are rapidly contributing to greater disease burden over time; 8) Disease burden driven by risk factors for communicable diseases has substantially declined; 9) Global Burden of Disease (GBD) results allow countries to explore areas of success and identify areas of improvement relative to other countries within the region.
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